good morning. i'm kenneth moton. >> i'm mona kosar abdi. here's some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." the coves death toll hit a staggering new mile phone, more than 500,000 lives lost around the world. some states are reimposing restrictions, shutting down bars and beaches. the vice president is joining the growing call to wear a mask. country singer chase rice is being blasted for a concert in tennessee this weekend. video he posted showed a packed audience with no social distancing or face masks. fellow country artist kelsea ballerini called him selfish. boeing has the all clear to begin test flights for its troubled max jet, possibly as soon as today. the planes will be flown by faa pilots. the 737 max has been grounded since deadly crashes last year.

this year's b.e.t. awards show featured artists gathered. as well as a performance by first lady michelle obama as she presented beyonce with a humanitarian award. those are some of our top headlines on this monday, june 29th. happy monday, everyone. we do begin this half hour with the devastating new numbers on the pandemic. >> more than 500,000 lives have been lost worldwide, and more than 125,000 of them in the u.s. alone. >> some areas that reopened are now backtracking. beaches across south florida will be closed for the july fourth weekend. the pittsburgh area is the latest to shut down bars. >> cases are on the rise across much of the country with only two states reporting a decline in new infections. abc's zohreen shah has more. >> reporter: this weekend, 10 million people infected and more than 500,000 worldwide who have lost their lives to the coronavirus.

in the u.s., seven states breaking records this weekend, including florida with nearly 9,000 new infections. broward county and miami-dade closing beaches ahead of independence day festivities. bar owners frustrated, closing for the second time. >> we burned through 90% of our savings during the first shutdown, keeping this place alive. and it's just -- at what point will this end? >> reporter: masks became mandatory in pensacola. but florida's governor has not issued a statewide mandate, attributing numbers to younger people. >> you're seeing it in those groups that are less at risk but seeing them test positive at a much higher rate. for the first time, forcefully encouraging a crowd of over 2,000 to do the same. >> wearing a mask is just a good idea. and it will, we know from experience, will slow the spread of the coronavirus. >> reporter: deborah birx also

adding that wearing one is not just about protecting others. >> we know now, there's scientific evidence that masks both keep you from infecting others, but may also partially protect you from getting infected. i think that's a new discovery and a new finding. >> reporter: cases in texas topping 5,300 on sunday, surpassing 5,000 for the sixth day in a row. this video showing texans crowding into a nightclub saturday, the owner telling our houston station they did not shut down because they consider themselves a restaurant. capacity at restaurants recently limited by the governor. bars where covid can easily spread shut down once again. cases going up in nevada less than a month after las vegas casinos opened. a caesars palace employee has lost his life after testing positive for the virus. unes, including los angeles,

as cases continue climbing there. pple are not wearing masks as much as they were before. >> reporter: zohreen shah, abc news, houston. >> zohreen, thank you. the european union is still deciding which outsiders will be allowed to enter its borders once restrictions are eased on wednesday. americans appear almost certain not to make the cut as coronavirus cases surge in the u.s. but travelers from countries with declining cases will be welcomed. the e.u. has launched a website to update tourists on potential travel bans specific to each country. >> coming up later this half hour, we'll have much more on the growing concern over the rise in cases across the country and what's being done to curb the virus. now to the racist comment and a tweet from president trump, who has said in the past he notices everything he tweets. but the white house claims he didn't hear this comment. >> white power! there you go, white power! >> the president posted a video of a supporter using the white supremacist language along with words of thanks. it was eventually sleeted. the senate's lone black republican called the tweet

indefensible. other gop lawmakers have been quiet. president trump is denying he knew about obligations russia offered to pay militants linked to the taliban to kill u.s. forces in afghanistan. saying they did not report it to him or the vice president. abc's andrew dymburt has more. >> reporter: president trump responding to a "new york times" report that a russian military unit secretly offered to pay the taliban to kill american troops in afghanistan. the "times" also claiming president trump was briefed on the findings. the president lashing out on twitter writing, nobody briefed or told me about so-called attack on this our troops in afghanistan by russia, adding, nobody's been tougher on russia than the trump administration. last year 23 u.s. troops died in afghanistan. whether any were targeted by

taliban fighters, paid by russian operatives, is not known. a military official confirming to abc news russian intelligence allegedly did offer to pay militants to kill service members but did not know if the president had been briefed. >> this is as bad as it gets. yet the president will not confront the russians on this score. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi on abc's "this week" telling george stephanopoulos it was totally outrageous that the president did not respond to the intelligence reports. >> you would think the minute the president heard of it, he would want to know more, instead of denying he knew anything. >> reporter: she said top congressional leaders were not aware of the intelligence but will be seeking answers to determine if the president was briefed. the president's former national security adviser telling cnn's jake tapper the president's reaction shows his fundamental

focus is not on national security, adding that if the president had not been briefed, he should have been asking questions as soon as the "times" report came out. >> call up the national security adviser, the director of national intelligence, somebody, and said, what's going on here? what are the facts? now if that didn't happen in the last 48 hours, that in and of itself is disturbing. >> reporter: andrew dymburt, abc news, washington, d.c. one person under arrest in a deadly shooting during what had been a quiet protest calling for justice in the death of breonna taylor. the violence in louisville came as calls continued in new york city to take away funding from the police. >> reporter: just-released surveillance video showing the moment protesters run for their lives in louisville as the man in the backpack raises his right arm, appearing to open fire. witnesses capturing the terrifying sound of gunshots. turning what had been a peaceful protest into chaos, leaving one man dead, another wounded. >> i don't know who's shooting. so i just decided to -- i'm going to get down low and just start getting out of there. >> reporter: suspect steven lopez charged with murder. >> he enrra couple

of times over the past several weeks. he had been repeatedly asked by other members in the park to leave due to his disruptive behavior. >> reporter: the encampment, established weeks ago, demanding justice for breonna taylor, the louisville emt fatally shot by police in her own apartment. as protesters called for the officers involved to be charged, police citing violence to clear out the tents and ban overnight protests. but in new york city, protesters continue demanding the nypd budget get slashed by upwards of $1 billion. this as the city sees a spike in gun violence. the city's list commissioner telling abc news that reported shootings are 40% higher in 2020 than by this time last year. protesters here in new york and many around the country will be watching to see what happens when the budget is due on wednesday. new york city could become one of the first cities in the midst of these protests to significantly defund police. janai norman, abc news, new york. >> janai, thank you.

starbucks is suspending its advertising on social media. the coffee cafe chain's decision follows coca-cola and others to pause their ads on facebook, twitter and other platforms. > 's too wet in new england and too dry in the south and southwest. >> the live radar shows the severe thunderstorms moving out of new england. but you can see the haze from the saharan dust storm over the southeast. >> the heavy rain caused flooding in massachusetts, especially in the boston suburb of norwood. >> meanwhile, several wildfires are raging near salt lake city. this one was started by illegal fireworks. thousands of people have been evacuated. >> an area near las vegas has also been evacuated. the mahogany fire quickly blew up to more than 5,000 acres. >> red flag warnings have been issued for a large part of the west. now to a new look for a dance recital in new england. >> kids from the studio hudson in new hampshire haven't had in-person classes since the pandemic began. the owner knew students wouldn't be able to have their spring

recital as planned so she broke it up into 18 30-minute shows to allow for social distancing. safety precautions included temperature checks and masks. they also disinfected the stage between every single show. >> people are getting really creative. apparently families could bring four people, each sat six feet apart, 50 students total. >> they look so cute. >> they do, the little tutus. >> you should see my tutu. >> i don't think i knew about that one. coming up, the big day for new york city's st. patrick's cathedral. the nba rolling out its plan to finish the season. what the plan will require to keep players safe. later, the big names, the big acts, the big moments at last night's b.e.t. awards, and a special tribute to kobe bryant. i'm alex trebek, here to tell you about the colonial penn program. if you're age 50 to 85, and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget,

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♪ we are back with another sign that the northeast is reopening after the coronavirus shutdown. mass was celebrated at st. patrick's cathedral in new york for the first time in months. capacity was limited to 25%.

the cardinal joked there would be extra collections to make up for all of the missed sundays. >> ah, pastor jokes. the nba's first-known coronavirus case says he still isn't feeling 100%. utah's rudy gobert gained infamy in march when he touched every single microphone at a news conference after saying he thought the pandemic was a hoax. two days later he was diagnosed, then the league shut down. gobert tells a french newspaper, his sense of smell is still affected and it may not return to normal for a year. the nba says it is ready to resume the season with plans for its first tip-off. >> it comes as other major league sports try to figure out how to salvage what's left of their seasons. here's abc's zachary kiesch. >> reporter: the nba is rolling out their plan to play and finish the season. one of the game's biggest rising stars, zion williamson, will headline the first matchup in an 88-game season. lebron james and the lakers will be playing on game one as well.

the plan will require that players isolate in a controlled area or a bubble at the espn wide world of sports facility in orlando, florida. a state where positive tests for the virus are breaking records on a daily basis. nba commissioner adam silver saying a significant spread could derail the season. 16 unnamed players have already tested positive. >> my ultimate conclusion is that we can't outrun the virus. and that this is what we're going to be living with for the foreseeable future. > reporter: the nba isn't the only sport scrambling to salvage a shortened season. major league baseball is set to restart spring training later this week, but it's not without concern after several members of the texas rangers tested positive. a number of anonymous employees telling espn, we are terrified for our safety. we all knew it would come to this, it was only a matter of

time. the texas rangers say that all the necessary measures are being taken to prevent any further infections. they also say the health and safety of all their employees is a top priority. zachary kiesch, abc news, new york. >> zachary, thank you. coming up, the new data on why we should continue wearing masks.

♪ as the global covid-19 death toll tops 500,000, several states are making new moves to slow the spread of the infection. it comes amid surges in at least seven states over the weekend. earlier i spoke with dr. imran ali. good morning, welcome back to the show. ahead of the independence day weekend, we've seen a record increase in cases in several states. arizona, florida, texas are the big concerns. several cities are shutting down bars and beaches for the fourth of july. what is your biggest concern right now? >> i think my biggest concern is that people are getting complacent. people have been under this lockdown for a long time, since march, and psychologically it's putting a toll on a lot of us.

and people are eager to get back to some sense of normalcy. and we have still a ways to go before we can even begin to think of a vaccine. and that's why social distancing, no matter how difficult it may be, it's going to be here at least until december for a minimum, and we really have to maintain that and maintain wearing masks, which is really, really important. >> i also want to ask, on sunday dr. deborah birx from the white house task force said something new about wearing a mask, she said scientific evidence shows a mask not only keeps you from infecting others but may also protect you from getting infected. this message has not been emphasized by the white house before. what is your take on this? >> cdc recommendations say everybody should wear the mask unless you're under the age of 2, or you have a cognitive disability, or your unconscious and you can't -- you're not able

to take off the mask if you start to feel suffocated. also, if you have severe breathing disorders such as an active asthma attack. but otherwise, it's very import. there's several types of masks out there. of course we've all seen the n-95 masks which really put a tight seal around your mouth. these are used by health care providers. these can be very suffocating in the hot heat. if you have asthma or copd, you wouldn't want to be wearing these kind of masks for an extended period of time. this is the kn-95 masks. these also are as effective as the n-95 but they go around the ears so you don't have a tight seal. you have fashionable masks you can buy in almost any outlet now. some have a pocket so you can put a filter in them.

they're also pretty good, but again, you're not going to trap the tiny micron virus droplets, which can be 0.3 microns. these will protect you against 0.5 micron respiratory droplets. then the throw-away disposable ones, which are good but not as good as the ones that are made out of cloth, which have several layers of protection. there are a lot of masks out there, and a lot of things to choose from, but whatever you do, i want to stress to the viewers out there that wearing a mask is all that we have right now, and we must do that. >> message. >> masks and social distancing. that is still the message. our thanks to dr. ali. i also talked to him about the northeast and new surges. what was interesting, he said because this area was so hard hit back in march and april that the region is better prepared to deal with any new surges, unlike some areas of the country. coming up, an awards show like we've never seen it before. >> a night chock full of some of

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setting a new standard as the entertainment industry steps up its virtual awards show game. ♪ good golly miss molly >> reporter: an awards show like we've never seen before. ♪ can't you hear your momma call ♪ >> reporter: wayne brady paying tribute to the late great little richard from home during sunday's b.e.t. awards. the night full of big stars celebrating black culture and icons. lil wayne performing his song "kobe bryant." ♪ kobe b. rest in power and hope for peace ♪ >> reporter: jennifer hudson channeling aretha franklin. ♪ yeah jesus >> reporter: the night showcasing the best of the year, from chloe and halle to megan thee stallion. while the show kept its classic moments of levity thanks to stars like lizzo, who focused on the bright side of a virtual awards ceremony.

>> technically we're not allowed to drink in the building, so i'm glad i could finally get a drink, you know what i'm saying? >> reporter: and of course, big stars. >> i am here today to talk about the queen. you know the one. >> reporter: michelle obama presenting beyonce knowles with the 2020 humanitarian award. >> we have to vote like our life depends on it. because it does. so please continue to be the change you want to see. >> reporter: the show's major theme, the fight to end racial injustice in america. nas, rapsody, yg performing public enemy's anthem "fight the power." focusing on police brutality. ♪ you never knew me thought i ea >> reporter: alicia keys performing her new song "perfect way to die." ♪ i'll th

this morning on "world news now," deaths from the coronavirus passed 500,000. >> it is the latest troubling milestone as the u.s. grapples with the surge of cases. in south florida, beaches are closing for the fourth of july weekend, and several states are now closing bars. the new message from dr. anthony fauci. a country star is under fire for this weekend concert. very little social distancing and few people wearing masks. the backlash overnight. breaking overnight, cleanup from the flash flooding in new england which even forced patients to be evacuated from a hospital. and the nonstop battle against

wildfires in the west. thousands forced from their homes overnight. the man in portugal who couldn't fly to see his dad in argentina due to the pandemic. flight restrictions. so he sailed there. that's right on a boat. it's monday, june 29th. when you want to see mom and dad, you want to see mom and dad. >> oh, man. well, welcome back, everyone. good morning. good monday morning. i don't know how i feel about this one. >> yeah. >> because i love my momma and i would do that for my momma. but the way my motion sickness is? >> i got that. seasickness going on. anything could happen. >> i haven't even docked. >> we don't want a wilson moment, you know, with -- what was that movie? >> "castaway." >> i don't want a "castaway" moment. >> we're all castaways right now. we begin with the latest developments on this pandemic now hitting a grim new global milestone. >> covid-19 has claimed more than 500,000 lives around the world. more than 125,000 of them right

here in the u.s. >> dr. anthony fauci told cnn he would give some states an a-plus for their coronavirus efforts while others would get a "c." he described conditions in states where people are congregating closely without using masks as a recipe for disaster. texas has confirmed more than 5,000 cases a day for 6-straight days. the governor is warning that the virus has taken a very dangerous turn. >> vice president mike pence was in dallas sunday wearing a mask at a church with more than 100 members of the choir singing without facial coverings. for the first time, pence is urging americans to wear a mask. abc's will carr has more from california, where bars in part of the state have been forced to close again. >> reporter: california is shutting down bars in los angeles and several other counties as the coronavirus surges across the state. the abrupt about-face coming just one week after l.a. bars reopened from the lockdown. >> we're seeing more younger patients who are getting

admitted to the hospital. people are not wearing masks as much as they were before. >> reporter: california is joining a growing list of at least 13 states pausing or reversing their reopening plans. white house officials sounding the alarm. >> the window is closing. we have to act. and people as individuals have to act responsibly. we need to social distance. we need to wear our face coverings. >> reporter: the coronavirus pandemic hitting two grim new milestones. 10 million people infected, and 500,000 deaths worldwide. several states shattering new case records this weekend, including florida. thousands waiting for hours to get tested. the state seeing nearly 9,000 new infections. broward county joining miami-dade, closing beaches for the upcoming fourth of july weekend. bar owners across the sunshine state are outraged, forced to

close just weeks after reopening. >> we burned through 90% of our savings during the first shutdown, keeping this place alive. and it's just -- at what point will this end? >> reporter: pensacola making masks mandatory. but so far the governor is refusing to issue a statewide order saying younger people are driving t >> you're seeing it in those groups who are less at risk. but you're seeing them test positive at much higher rates. >> reporter: hundreds of firefighters in jacksonville are now in quarantine after 14 tested positive. more than 200 doctors signing a petition urging the city's mayor to postpone the upcoming republican national convention. social distancing is being thrown to the wind. crowds packing this river in arizona trying to beat the stifling heat. the state setting back-to-back records for hospitalizations. only 13% of icu beds are still available. >> i walk in and there's a ventilator count on the white board in the emergency department letting us know how many we've got.

>> reporter: a big concern here in california, it's community spread. that's why the governor has decided to shut the bars down again and also has made masks mandatory. as we've seen across the country, some people wear their masks all the time, others not so much. will carr, abc news. >> will, thank you. ahead in this half hour, the fallout from a packed weekend concert. one country star receiving swift backlash. amid the racial justice movement, mississippi is getting a new state flag. the state legislature has voted to remove the confederate battle emblem. the vote was overwhelming in both chambers. the legislators hugged each other as spectators broke into cheers and applause. the governor says he will sign the bill. the old flag must be removed from state buildings within 15 days. we'll have more from mississippi in our next half hour.whit f questions but providing ted answers after president trump retweeted this video. >> white power! >> yes, there you go, white power, you hear that? >> the president's tweet, later deleted, captioned "thank you to the great people of the villages," the florida

retirement community where the video was shot. a white house spokesman claims mr. trump did not hear the language, however, the administration has not said whether the president condemned the comments. turning to an explosive report accusing the russians of paying militants linked to the taliban to kill u.s. forces and allies in afghanistan. in a late-night tweet, president trump again denied he was briefed. he said intelligence officials told him they did not find information on the bounties credible and therefore did not report to it him or the vice president. abc's andrew dymburt has more. >> reporter: backlash from a bombshell report accusing russia of offering bounties on u.s. word if, that they are paying surrogates to kill americans, this is one of the most serious matters i think that has arisen in the trump administration. >> reporter: "the new york times" first reporting that

russian intelligence officers offered to pay the taliban to kill american troops amid peace talks to end america's longest war. a military official confirming the report to abc news. the report also states that the president was briefed on the disturbing allegations. president trump denying that in a tweet, nobody briefed or told me, vice president pence, or chief of staff mark meadows, about the so-called attacks on our troops in afghanistan by russians. >> this is as bad as it gets. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi calling the president's response outrageous, speculating the russians have damaging information on him. >> i don't know what the russians have on the president politically, personally, financially, or whatever it is. >> reporter: last year, 23 u.s. troops died in afghanistan. whether any were targeted by taliban fighters paid by russian operatives is not known, according to military sources. presumptive democratic presidential nominee joe biden echoing the speaker's scathing statements. >> it's a betrayal of the most sacred duty we bear as a nation, to protect and equip our troops when we send them into harm's way.

>> reporter: russia, meanwhile, denying all allegations. the russian embassy here in the u.s. calling them quote baseless. andrew dymburt, abc news, washington. >> andrew, thank you for that report. many massachusetts residents will be mopping up today after thunderstorms caused intense flash flooding. the heavy rain caused flooding in many areas but especially norwood, a boston suburb. firefighters had to evacuate 20 patients from a local hospital because of flooding inside and out. a nearby water main broke, causing even more flooding. firefighters could use that water in the west, especially near salt lake city. it's believed this fire was started by illegal fireworks. residents were told to evacuate

in the middle of the night but are now being allowed to return home. another blaze a few miles away is still raging. about 13,000 residents have been evacuated. that one may have been started by lightning. a man in portugal refused to let the pandemic stop him from seeing his father, despite being more than 5,000 miles away, an ocean away, in fact. >> with his native argentina refusing to accept passenger flights, juan manuel villastero made it home by sailboat to see his dad, who was about to turn 90. he loaded up with canned food, fruit, and rice. he finally arrived on june 17th. >> you know who taught him how to sail? his dad. >> aww. >> when he was just 3 years old. >> look at that. >> i love a good father-son story, when i see them in commercials in movies. ♪ just the two of us we can make it if we try ♪ >> i get a little verklempt and it's just a moment for me, i love it so much. >> i almost now -- i'm starting to understand more why he did what he did. his dad is turning 90. he's not going to be on this earth for much longer. >> well, dang, mona! you n'. this man's got at least 20 more years. you're like, he got a foot in the ground.

>> we've all got a limited time on this earth, we never know. >> true. >> let's go back to the father and son moment. hater. later in "the mix," can you imagine running a marathon every day? one woman, she's doing it. first, the renewed outrage after nearly a year after a young black man died after a controversial encounter with police in colorado. the new calls for justice. plus, social distancing fail. singer chase rice is taking new heat after playing to a packed house in tennessee. e honest a lt never bothered me. until i found out what it actually was. dust mite droppings! eeeeeww! dead skin cells! gross! so now, i grab my swiffer sweeper and heavy-duty dusters. duster extends to three feet to get all that gross stuff gotcha! and for that nasty dust on my floors, my sweeper's on it. the textured cloths grab and hold dirt and hair no matter where dust bunnies hide. no more heebie jeebies. phew. glad i stopped cleaning and started swiffering.

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pride marches took on a pride marches took on a different look as the event marked its 50th year in san francisco. organizers called it a people's march rally celebrating the lgbtq community and acknowledging the black lives matter movement. in new york a joint lgbtq and black lives matter march led to clashes with police. parches were also held in chicago and dallas. tonight demonstrators in new york city will honor elijah mcclain, who died after a police encounter in colorado. a vigil in manhattan will remember the young black man who also played the violin. this is new video of the 23-year-old, days later he was dead. calls for police to face charges

are growing. here now with more details our friend, abc's janai norman. >> reporter: protests, outrage, and renewed calls for justice nearly a year after a young black man died after a controversial encounter with police in colorado. >> hey, stop right there. stop. stop! >> i have the right -- >> stop, i have a right to stop you because you're being suspicious. >> reporter: the governor now appointing colorado's attorney general to reinvestigate what started as a 911 call to aurora police. responding officers finding elijah mcclain, a 23-year-old massage therapist, listening to music as he walked home from a corner store. >> you guys started to arrest me and i was stopping my music to listen. >> reporter: the encounter escalating before officers applied a carotid hold which restricts blood flow to the brain.

mcclain called out those three, familiar words. >> i can't breathe. >> reporter: as officers restrain mcclain, paramedics arrive, injecting the sedative ketamine. authorities say mcclain suffered cardiac arrest, dying days later after being taken off life support. >> it's standard protocol for the paramedics to inject ketamine in a situation where they think someone might be experiencing extreme delirium. >> reporter: mcclain's family attorney saying he was already restrained before he was injected. >> he was wearing handcuffs, he was on the ground with an officer's weight on his body. >> reporter: a coroner unable to determine mcclain's cause of death, but the use of ketamine at the direction of police is raising questions in colorado and minneapolis. >> ketamine should not be a law enforcement mechanism. >> reporter: in 2018, the "star tribune" finding over a three-year period, minneapolis

police officers asked for suspects to be injected with the powerful tranquilizer dozens of times. in some cases ketamine caused heart or breathing failure, requiring them to be medically revived. several people given ketamine had to be intubated. janai norman, abc news, new york. >> big thanks to janai. this story gaining steam. more and more people learning about the details. yes, it happened last year. but when you see the video, when you find out the details. also there a a lot oinist.that can't get out of my head, he's probably 100 pounds soaking wet. many people are asking why was such force taken when it comes to him? again, what many people want to know is a more thorough investigating looking into that. coming up next half hour, no satisfaction for the stones. what the trump campaign is doing

that's got the rolling stones started up and why they're now exploring legal action. first, no masks, no social distancing, the swift backlash for chase rice after performing a packed concert.

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online support is growing for a san diego starbucks worker after a confrontation with a customer over a mask. a woman who was not wearing a mask posted a picture of the barista, lennon gutierrez, and complained about him on facebook. a gofundme page for gutierrez has now raised nearly $90,000. following and not following social distancing guidelines is taking a toll not only on retail establishments but also on entertainment venues. >> over the weekend we saw a tale of two concerts. a contrast in compliance. our own will ganss is here now with more. good morning, will. >> a tale of two concerts indeed. garth brooks and trisha yearwood put on a show at drive-in movie theaters like we've never seen. it's another country crooner taking heat for putting on his show the old-fashioned way. this morning, singer chase rice is under fire after playing a

packed concert in tennessee. ♪ video showing the fans in the front not wearing masks and not socially distancing. backlash swift. kelsea ballerini calling out her fellow country star on twitter. imagine being selfish enough to put thousands of people's health at risk, not to mention the potential ripple effect, and play a normal country concert right now, chase rice, we all want and need to tour, we just care about our fans and their families enough to wait. garth brooks not waiting but playing it safe, putting on an all-new concert at drive-in movie theaters across the country. a far cry from the crowds at the chase rice show. >> oh my gosh, it's amazing. finally we can hang out with our friends, of course masked up. >> reporter: garth interacting virtually. adrienne brown is glad she got in the-person experience at the chase right concert. >> they took our temperatures. once inside they were giving away free hand sanitizer for anybody that wanted it.

everybody was wearing gloves and masks, all the employees. >> reporter: we drastically reduced our maximum venue capacity of 10,000 to 4,000 maximum capacity, lower than state's advisement of 50%, with less than 1,000 in attendance, providing ample space in the outdoor lawn area. >> i felt safe. i know there were other people wanting to be shoulder and hold up there right by chase. >> would you do it again, if this was another concert? >> absolutely. >> reporter: chase echoing that sentiment in a song posted to his instagram with the caption "dear corona." ♪ you don't know we don't give a damn ♪ >> reporter: adrienne told me she would not have gone to the show if it were indoors. we are re-evaluating the series top to bottom from adding stanchions to converting the space to drive-in concerts to postponing shows completely. no comment from chase rice. >> his comment was that song he posted on instagram, says it

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♪ it is time now for your monday "mix." we are calling all innovators, all creative minds, because nasa wants you not to go to the moon but to create the toilet that will go to the moon. hear me out. they're actually offering a pretty hefty prize money for it as well, $20,000 for the person who can design a toilet for the next space rocket or whatever you want to call it that's heading to the moon. you may be wondering, there's astronauts already at the atternational space station, are they holding it in until they come back to earth? no, they're not. actually that toilet is meant

for microgravity. they need a toilet that works on microgravity and lunar gravity. so already i'm out of the running because i don't know what lunar gravity and microgravity is. you can make a quick $20,000. >> nasa's going down the toilet. thanks, sound effects. let's talk about this extreme marathoner. so during covid-19 pandemic shutdowns, people were trying to do all types of things, especially to stay in shape. getting outside. this woman decided to run a marathon every single day. every single day, y'all. she thought it was only going to last a few days or whatever, a few weeks. obviously we know the lockdown's lasted a lot longer. she got all the way up to 90. she wants to get to 100. this is wild. her name is alyssa clark from bennington, vermont. i did the math here, i was like -- >> i was going to say. >> that is 2,300 miles so far. more than that. that's a lot of miles. >> i want to see the bottom of

her running shoes, they're probably smooth. >> run, alyssa, run! what do you call a baby koala? don't look. >> cute? >> there you go. it's also called a joey, which i thought was only a kangaroo, but you learn new things on "world news now." look at this baby joey eating his first-ever eucalyptus leaf. we know this is the good stuff. isn't it soothing to watch? >> you know what there's video of me as a kid eating my very first southern biscuit. >> very similar? >> very, it's the same thing. >> did you put gravy on it, though? >> i sopped it up. >> you knew better back then. >> sopped that up. baby's first biscuit, baby's first leaf. how about this double whale breach that tourists said, we are getting our money's worth here. the tourists saw this, a pair of

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this morning on "world news now," outrage over a retweet by president trump, sharing video of a supporter shouting "white power" before deleting that tweet. the latest explanation from the white house. also this morning, states and cities are rolling back their reopening plans as cases of the coronavirus climb. plus the family hit hard by the virus. more than 30 family members testing positive. change is coming to mississippi. state lawmakers approving a big alteration to the state flag. and a night of celebrating black culture as well as a call to action. last night's b.e.t. awards

brought out some of the heaviest of the heavy hitters, including former first lady michelle obama and beyonce. >> queen bey's prestigious award and her powerful message to all of her fans later this half hour in "the skinny." it's monday, june 29th. ♪ guess you picked the perfect way to die ♪ >> miss keys on the keys, we had usher, felt like 2004 all over again. >> yeah, by the way, welcome to the fourth hour of the b.e.t. awards here. yes, it was an incredible show. the fact that they're doing this virtually these days and still giving us all the music, all the entertainment, it's crazy, it's incredible. >> it was very, very well produced, and we will get to that, chloe and halle, usher, the big names. first we begin with president trump, a racist video on his twitter account, the

white house scrambling to respond. >> the deleted retweet shows a trump supporter using a white supremacist phrase and the president giving thanks to the white community where it happened. the white house says the president said he didn't hear it but won't say whether he condemned it. here's abc's rachel scott. >> reporter: the white house is trying to explain why the president of the united states used his enormous platform to amplify this racist message. >> white power! >> reporter: the president retweeting this video to his 82 million followers. a man shouting "white power" in a golf cart displaying "trump 2020" campaign signs. trump supporters clashing with counterdemonstrators two weeks ago at a florida retirement community called the villages, according to its news site. >> november 3rd, too bad, you'll be crying! >> reporter: the president sharing a two-minute expletive-filled excerpt of the site's video, adding, thank you to the great people of the

villages. senator tim scott, the senate's only black republican, called on president trump to delete the post. >> i think it's indefensible, we should take it down. >> reporter: more than three hours after posting, he did. >> this is really not about the president taking it down, this is about the judgment of the president in putting it up. >> reporter: in a statement, the white house says the president did not hear the one statement made on the video, adding, what he did see was tremendous enthusiasm from his many supporters. but the president has insisted he keeps a close eye on what he shares. >> did you notice that, when you retweeted? >> yeah, i notice everything. >> reporter: as outrage over racial inequality sweeps the nation, the department of homeland security warns of an increase in white supremacist violence. >> the president's tweet is potentially dangerous it may be viewed by some white supremacists as a call to action or even a call for violence. >> reporter: it's what the president and the white house are not saying that's prompting even more outrage. that statement did not condemn

the phrase "white power" or refer to it as racist. the white house has declined to comment any further on this. and this is not an isolated incident. the president has a history of sharing conspiracy theories and racist content from unverified accounts. rachel scott, abc news, the white house. >> rachel actually just mentioned it there, but this is a long list, adding on to the president tweeting racist things. and the joe biden camp has responded saying that these are dog whistles, the president knows what he's doing, and again, as we -- they tend to pile up here. so obviously rachel mentioned those in those reports. they are disturbing, and obviously we're asking the white house fast and furiously questions, since this all happened. obviously their response seems to be tailored toward the president thanks the retirement community there in the village, but has he condemned it? >> he has not. >> he has not. >> not isolated, indeed. turning now to the battle over the coronavirus rapidly spreading here in the u.s. and around the globe. >> covid-19 is now being blamed for more than 500,000 deaths worldwide, including more than 125,000 americans. and experts believe the actual

numbers are much higher. >> as infections soar across the south and west, reopening plans are being put on hold or completely reversed, like in california, where many bars that recently reopened are shutting down. abc's andrea fujii has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, at least a dozen cities and states rolling back reopening as coronavirus cases surge. on sunday, states reported 42,000 new cases. california shutting down bars in los angeles and several other counties, just one week after l.a. bars reopened from the lockdown. in south l.a., covid-19 affecting nearly 30 members of the same family. father and son fighting the virus in the same room, dad losing the battle a day before father's day. >> all it takes is that one slip-up or that contact, to have that 10-minute conversation without a mask because you felt comfortable. >> reporter: in texas, vice president mike pence stressing the need for masks. >> wearing a mask is just a good

idea. >> reporter: he also spoke at a large church event where choir members were not socially distances. for nearly a week, texas has had more than 5,000 new cases a day. in houston and san antonio, millions of residents received an emergency text urging them to stay home to reduce the virus' spread. the coronavirus pandemic hitting two grim new milestones. 10 million people infected, and 500,000 deaths worldwide. so far, more than 125,000 people have died in the u.s., including ali guidry from louisiana. the pregnant 29-year-old, whose family said she had no underlying health issues, died after three weeks on a ventilator. doctors were able to deliver her baby four months early. >> take the virus seriously, but don't stop living your life, just be cautious. because when you think it can't happen to you, it can happen. >> reporter: seven states shattering new case records this weekend, including florida. thousands waiting hours to get tested. the state seeing nearly 9,000 new infections on sunday.

broward county joining miami-dade, closing beaches for the upcoming fourth of july weekend. bar owners outraged, forced to close weeks after reopening. >> we burned through 90% of our savings during the first shutdown. keeping this place alive. and it's just, at what point will this end? >> reporter: pensacola making masks mandatory. but so far the governor refusing to issue a statewide order, saying younger people are driving up the numbers. >> you're seeing it in those groups who are less at risk. but you're seeing them test positive at much higher rates. >> reporter: and with thjackso orsia petition urging the city's mayor to postpone. in arizona, no social distancing seen as crowds packed this river trying to beat the stifling heat. the state setting back-to-back

records for hospitalizations. only 13% of icu beds are available. in new york, the former virus hot spot, the state reporting its lowest death toll since mid-march. cases in nevada rising. three weeks after las vegas casinos reopened, caesars saying an employee died after testing positive. >> andrea, thank you. the four minneapolis police officers charged in the death of george floyd are due in court today. but you won't see any video of the hearing from inside the courtroom. their attorneys want it but the prosecutor didn't. the state attorney general says it could create, quote, more sensation than understanding. american airlines is ready to start booking planes at full capacity. starting july 1st, american will no longer leave middle seats empty to promote social distancing. instead, passengers will be asked if they have been free of covid-19 symptoms for at least 14 days. now to the anniversary of one of the sport's most infamous moments. >> officially it was

tyson/holyfield ii, but their bout 23 years ago will forever be known as the bite fight. mike tyson was disqualified after biting evander holyfield, not once, but twice, once on each year. one sports business estimates tyson cost himself an inflation adjusted $100 million by sinking his teeth into holyfield. but we are all about facts at "world news now," and in his autobiography tyson says he kept getting repeatedly head butted by evander holyfield and the ref wasn't calling it, and that escalated and led to that moment. >> mike sigh ton has given us "the hangover," he's been part of that series, his podcast, he's coming up. >> we love mike tyson. coming up, why the rolling stones are not happy with president trump's re-election campaign. the swift change coming to the flag of the magnolia state. what lawmakers in mississippi just did that will forever change that flag. and later in "the skinny," our first look at jennifer

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and what the rolling stones want is for the trump campaign to stop using their song. the band can't get no satisfaction from previous cease and desist letters, so now they're exploring a lawsuit. the campaign is using "you can't always get what you want" as president trump's walk-off song at rallies. the confederacy's bars and stars symbols will no longer appear on any state flag in this nation. mississippi is the last state including the confederacy heritage flag on its banner but the symbol of hate for so many should be gone by next month. mississippi says its current state flag will soon be a thing of the past. >> by a vote of 37-14, the bill >> reportersate sunday officially retiring the controversial flag and plan to do away with the display of the confederate battle emblem. the historic vote coming amid heated debate, many saying it's history.

>> they're going to change everything. they don't teach history anymore. >> reporter: so many others say it's hate. >> 244 years of slavery and 100 years of the worst kind of discrimination. now we got a problem with changing a symbol. >> reporter: in the end the bill passing by a landslide in the house and senate, and the governor signed it into law almost immediately. >> this is a glorious day, that we have the nerve and the courage to change something that pretty well hurt. >> reporter: overnight, presumptive democratic presidential nominee joe biden applauded the decision tweeting, the arc of the moral universe bent a little bit more today. >> no one says you have to take it down out of your yard. >> reporter: while the flag must be removed from all government buildings, state lawmakers are emphasizing that doesn't mean it's illegal to fly the flag privately. >> you can fly whatever you want. all we did today is say, this is no longer officially represents all the people of the state of mississippi.

>> many say america's current wave of racial reckoning is what finally led state lawmakers to take action. the issue of the confederate flag catapulted nascar driver bubba wallace into the spotlight. over the weekend we sat down with nascar's only full-time black driver. wallace took a stand against the confederate flag, pushing nascar to ban it from events, but made a surprising confession here. >> does it bother me personally? no. i grew up with it, been around it, it's something i don't pay attention to. but knowing i don't have a voice and can make an impact for people who don't have a voice, i'll stand up 100% of the time. >> you speak out again it. then in talladega we see on the outside, outside of nascar property, they're flying it, flying it in the air. your thoughts when you saw those images? >> ignorance. you know. >> it was an interesting discussion. catch my interview with bubba

wallace on "abc news live," our streaming digital channel, at 1:00 p.m. later today. when we come back, the big names and big moments of the b.e.t. awards. jennifer hudson's amazing transformation into aretha franklin. "the skinny" is next. he skinny" is next.

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just gimme the skinny ♪ time now for "the skinny" on this monday, starting with the b.e.t. awards. >> in this year's ceremony, like all the others this year, a virtual one. but you'd almost never know it thanks to the amazingly high production this year celebrating their 20th anniversary. the ceremony with the theme of, owl culture cannot be canceled, focused on the struggles of the black community. >> lizzo and beyonce were the winners last night. beyonce's "brown skin girl" winning the hurt award. wayne brady paid tribute to the late, great little richard with a medley of his greatest hits including "good golly miss molly." perfect way to die" from a grand

piano in the middle of an empty street. >> the highlight of the night was former first lady michelle obama presenting the prestigious humanitarian award to queen bey herself, who gave an impassioned acceptance speech. >> i want to dedicate this award to all of my brothers out there, all of my sisters out there, inspiring me, marching and fighting for change. your voices are being heard, and you're proving to our ancestors that their struggles were not in vain. we have one more thing we need to do to walk in our true power, and that is to vote. >> beyonce went on to implore her fans to continue to be the change you want to see. >> looking amazing. >> she looked amazing, but the words were even more beautiful. >> yes. from her and michelle obama both. >> congratulations. >> also during last night's broadcast, the release of a teaser of beyonce's new visual album based on the music of our

parent company disney's "the lion king: the gift." ♪ >> the ancestors never left you. >> "black is king" will premiere globally on disney plus on july 31st. >> i always love those visual albums she releases because it's the first time you get to see a sneak peek of her kid or her life. she's very, very private. so the last one, remember when she i revealed her pregnancy. >> right. >> or the process. so can't wait. >> with the twins. >> yeah. >> yeah. the visual album is how i'm able to document everything i know about beyonce. because i still just can't get an invite over to the carters' house for some reason. >> really? after all these mentions? maybe 100 more this week. you can't get that invitation. >> the news of the visual album dropped over the weekend, everybody went crazy, it was

wild, can't wait for it. i need somebody's disney plus log-in, please. even though disney is the parent company of the abc, i just told them myself, i don't have it. a new teaser has been released showing jennifer hudson transforming into aretha franklin. >> the teaser made its debut during last night's b.e.t. awards, check it out. ♪ respect find it what it means to me ♪ >> aretha, you do talk, don't you? not just sing? >> i'd like you to call me miss franklin. >> yes! "respect" is set to premiere this december. next from our "skinny" sports desk, the major headline eng rehed an aeemea one-year deal with the new england patriots. and a super bowl appearance. >> speaking of appearances, newton is also certain to inject much-needed style and flair. he's going for some of his more creative outfits.

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♪ we just want to give one man in ohio went to great lengths to express his gratitude to one very special nurse. >> she stuck by his side during the toughest moments of his battle with covid-19, and now he's embarked on a special mission to track her down and thank her. >> reporter: 60-year-old walter ruiz set out on a mission to find the nurse who he says is his hero. >> the voice, the voice. you know. i never see the face. >> reporter: the father and grandfather spent two weeks in isolation, battling covid-19. with no family able to visit, he relied on the compassion of the nurses at mercy health fairfield hospital in cincinnati.

and one of them really stood out. >> she told me, you know, you can do it, you can make it. keeping me alive. >> reporter: walter eventually beat the virus, but he couldn't forget the kindness of that one nurse. he reached out to the hospital to find her. he didn't have a name and couldn't remember what she looked like because of her mask and shield. >> my boss had approached me. he said, we've got a patient that really wants to thank the nurse that's taking care of him. and there was myself and another furs that had cared for him, blond hair, similar height and build. >> reporter: after walter received the photos of the two nurses, he picked out this woman, lisa lane. >> i choose her, lisa. i'm not 100% sure but i think it's her. >> reporter: he wanted to meet her, thank her and the covid unit staff. here's that moment. >> as soon as i saw him, i remembered taking care of him. and i said, oh my goodness. and he said, that's her! he recognized my voice.

>> she'll be my hero for the rest of my life. i think the words when she tell me, you can make it -- they gave me power. thank you. >> my pleasure, my pleasure. it's my honor to take care of you. >> reporter: two words that turned out to be the best medicine. don't quit. and two more words, this time from that patient to the nurse. thank you. >> our thanks to tom llamas. i remember when the beginning of the pandemic, a lot of -- the height of the pandemic, i should say, a lot of nurses were saying, their job is not only just their duties that they're supposed to, do also to offer compassion and kindness to patients. and we see that and the result of that. >> this thing is raging on and those nurses, still on the front li we're also still on the front lines with our facebook page, facebook@wnnfans.com.

right now on "america this morning," re-opening reversal. more areas of the country closing bars and beaches as coronavirus cases surge. the new push to curb the spread. what vice president mike pence is now saying. plus, the outrage over this nightclub packed with people and this country music concert with no social distancing. what we're learning about the hospitals in the hot spots. paying the price. new backlash amid allegations that russia offered a bounty to militants who attacked american troops in afghanistan. did the president know about the disturbing allegations. trump weighing in overnight. flooding and fires. the extreme weather overnight. from severe storms in the east forcing the evacuation of patients at this hospital. the wildfires in the west forcing thousands to flee. what to expect on this monday